A few more Burano shrines (Churches in Venice)

A few more Burano shrines

Each of these was tucked away inside a sotoportego, above the exit. They're all small and rather homespun, not elegant but very charming.

This one's unusual...a paper collage of sacred images with "Salvami Regina" at the center. Save me/us, Queen of Heaven....

And this one has a bottle of holy water very much like the one I got at the Festa della Madonna della Salute.

Comments (3)

Kathy (Trekcapri):

Hi Annie, that bottle does look like the ones they give out at the Festa della Madonna della Salute. I wonder if the caretaker attended and brought it back to the shrine. How cool is that. The second one has a beautiful lace cloth and the floral arrangement in the first one is really pretty. They are all so beautiful.

Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful photos.

Posted by Kathy (Trekcapri) | April 27, 2011 11:28 AM

Posted on April 27, 2011 11:28

Annie:

Kathy, I wondered the same thing about the holy water!

Posted by Annie | April 28, 2011 11:56 AM

Posted on April 28, 2011 11:56

sandrac:

Very elaborate! I know we've talked about this before, but it would be so interesting to someday find out who tends these shrines!

Posted by sandrac | April 29, 2011 12:38 PM

Posted on April 29, 2011 12:38

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